Office Engineer - Riverside Acres, United States - Harris & Associates

Description

Harris is a 100% employee-owned company focused on solving today's complex challenges in planning, design, and construction of public infrastructure. Our offices and project sites span the West Coast in California, Nevada, and Washington with a staff of over 270 employee-owners. We focus on serving clients in the municipal, water, transportation, and education markets.
If you're a driven professional looking for a collaborative environment, work that makes a difference, and a firm that invests heavily in your growth, you could be a perfect fit for Harris & Associates.
Harris is looking for an Office Engineer to join our dynamic Program & Construction Management (PMCM) team in Orange County / Riverside County / Los Angeles, California. This position will provide engineering and document support for project teams focused on a variety of activities in construction management.
Responsibilities & Duties

• Follow-up on submittals, request for information (RFIs), changes, letters of correspondence, and claims logs
• Prepare meeting agenda and minutes of meetings
• Prepare weekly statement of working days
• Follow-up on timely submittal of force account sheets when force account is ongoing
• Resolve project matters through daily personal interactions with clients, designers, owners, contractors, inspectors, authorities.
• Review project submittals and RFIs for technical compliance with plans and specifications.
• Preparation and management of Memos to Designer and their subsequent Clarification Letters.
• Review schedule changes and impacts.
• Review progress payment applications from contractor.
• Post RFIs, Clarification Letters and other changes to the plans.
• Act as backup to other office personnel.
• Prepare and edit of various project documents and reports as delegated by the Construction Manager.
• Manage all project documentation according to the Harris & Associates' CM Procedures Manual.
• Be familiar with materials, means, methods, tools and contractual obligations involved in the construction or repair of various structures and civil infrastructure.
• Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to timely communicate project issues to the various project participants.
• Function as a member of a team that is dedicated to the successful completion of the project.
• Ability to take the initiative to resolve conflicts that arise during the project in a timely manner.
• Manage one's own time and the time of others along with the ability to multi-task and change priorities quickly.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications & Skills

• Minimum of 1-3 years of construction management or project management experience
• College degree, preferably in engineering, construction management or architecture
• EIT (Engineer- In- Training) designation, preferred
• Professional licenses or certifications, preferred
• Knowledge of construction software, preferred
• Specialty knowledge of transit, bridge, roadway, utility, and/or transportation work of any kind is a plus.
• Additional certifications and registrations are a plus
• Experience in Primavera CM14 and Unifier, preferred
• Microsoft suite computer proficiency and Adobe/Bluebeam (mark-up tools) knowledge required

Compensation & Benefits
The hourly rate offered for this position is $40.00-$60.00. Actual pay offered will be dependent on the experience and expertise of the incoming candidate.
Harris & Associates is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability) and provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.
Harris expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status